Legal Opinion
United States v. Kenneth Joseph Patrone
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 5, 1991No. 91-1447PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
After a jury trial in the District Court for the District of Rhode Island, defendant Kenneth Patrone was found guilty of possessing firearms after having been convicted of a felony and of possessing an unregistered firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) and 26 U.S.C. §§ 5841, 5861(d), and 5871. Patrone was sentenced to fifteen years in prison without parole because the court, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 924(e), found that he had committed three previous violent felonies.
Patrone raises two issues in this appeal. First, he challenges the conviction on the grounds that…
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